Marion vs Viktorija
Marion and Viktorijacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2016, Marion was ranked #319 and Viktorija #575 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Marion was ranked #937 and Viktorija #465 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Marion was ranked #2253 and Viktorija #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Marion and Viktorija over time
Marion and Viktorija appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Marion and Viktorija changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2001 and 2024, ending at #2253 and #5891.
- Longest-running competitions
Marion and Viktorija were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1971 to 2016, ending at #319 and #575.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1971–2016
Marion held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Viktorija in 1.
Highest recorded here: Marion #139 in 2004, Viktorija #223 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Marion #319, Viktorija #575.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 2001–2024
Marion held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Viktorija in 13.
Highest recorded here: Marion #1502 in 2006, Viktorija #1148 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Marion #2253, Viktorija #5891.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Marion | Viktorija |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #253 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marion has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Viktorija.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Marion
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #183 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1957
Highest recorded position: #57 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1957).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #253 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Viktorija
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #551 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2016
Highest recorded position: #223 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1971–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls